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Sunday, April 10, 2011

You know a Doll Quilt Swap post (series) wouldn't be complete if I didn't show you the quilt I received. And what a quilt I got...I love it so much that I carry it (nearly) everywhere I go - the first evening, after showing it my parents & aunt and uncle who were visiting, I took it to my bedroom. No, I didn't cuddle with it (I could have because it's so beautifully soft!), but to hang it over the bed post so I could see it in the morning :) {I'm a dork, but that's okay!}I then pinned it to my "studio" wall. Lovely, I think there it will find its final place as soon as I have sewn a tunnel to hang it (for the mug rug the pins are temporarily okay, but not for THE doll quilt).

I could talking like this forever, but I think you'll want to see WHICH quilt of all the wonderful creations made its way to my doorstep, won't you?

As I enjoy anticipation, I first show you what arrived in my home....of course, I can't prevent you from just scrolling down to the picture you want to see...but that way it's nicer...right? A PINK parcel waited for me, and no, it wasn't an invitation from the Queen to Kate's and Will's wedding *wink*. It was way better!

And guess what!? I knew right away which quilt it was when I read the sender address. But then I didn't allowed me to believe it, because this would be beyond fantastic! The PINK parcel was from a special blog friend in the UK...Lynne (Lily's Quilts).

Inside were the most wonderful doll quilt. You know I like circles...and yes, I love the Pips...they're so cute! When Lynne presented the quilt (I want to have a door like that!) in the flickr pool of the group she wrote that it was an angel quilt for someone whose partner had to pull out for personal reasons. I am informed that it were fantastic news and I'm so glad Lynne offered to step into the breach.

I bet, if this picture hadn't slipped my attention, I'd probably known it was for me...maybe.

The quilt is one of my (? THE!) favourites of the swap and it definitely had my name on it! Little did I know that it actually HAD my name on it (of course, I didn't want to think my partner that I'd rather wanted an angel quilt than hers :) )

Isn't the label cool? It's the (modified) header I made for Lynne based on an Orla Kiely design...she even added an OK notebook!!! {I have to come up with a good way to use it...just adding my scribblings doesn't seem to do it justice}

BTW, if you'd like to make a quilt or a mug rug like mine...well, now mine, but made by Lynne, just hop over to her blog ~ she's offering a quilt along for the circle quilt as well as a tute for the mug rug!

8 comments:

You know Julia, one of the things that makes me really mad in the DQS is when I see quilts being delivered and then a half hearted thank you or even worse, none at all. I kind of dread that my partner will just write a short thank you flickrmail, post no photos and leave it at that. My other DQS hasn't arrived yet so who knows what she'll say but, from the bottom of my heart, I poured a lot of love into this quilt for you and you have repaid me a million times with the extremely generous and warm thank yous you have emailed me, posted on Flickr and blogged about. Thank you so much - it makes me feel so good!